TERRORISM

The Islamic State group's black flag was seen flying atop a hill in a Syrian village, less than a quarter-mile from the border.

The country's presidential and parliamentary elections continued for a second day, after Boko Haram attacks and claims of voting irregularities.

Backed by fighter jets, Nigerian troops took on the Islamist militant group outside the city of Bauchi.

The operations late on Saturday came hours before thousands of Tunisians were expected to join world leaders in a march of solidarity in Tunis.

The former Alaska governor made the plea in a Facebook post, and critics have called the idea unconstitutional.

An Egyptian court deemed Hamas a "terrorist organization" last month, but the ruling was annulled after an Egyptian lawyer withdrew the case.

British politicians are promoting an advice hotline parents can call if they think their kids have been radicalized by the Islamic State group.

“Without a stronger effort to protect civilians and accountability for abuses, the situation can only get worse," a researcher said.

Russian-speaking Muslim women are being oppressed by multiple governments and should join the Islamic State group, its message urged.

Troops from Niger and Chad recaptured Damasak earlier in March, ending months of control by the Islamist group.

Lt. Col. Toumba Mohamed said residents reported 400-500 women and children kidnapped.

The public stoning involved a couple in their 20s. The woman was wearing a full face veil.

Islamic State militants have reportedly siphoned off millions from Iraqi government employees.

Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies, said the marathon bombing appeared to fit into a broader "global jihad movement."

With elections looming, the U.S. president calls on Nigeria’s leaders and citizens to ensure they are free, fair and peaceful.

Islamic State fighters bombed a renowned religious site with improvised explosive devices and destroyed civilian homes in the northern Iraq district over the weekend.

The men allegedly helped 37 Indonesians, mostly children and women, reach Turkey from where they could enter Iraq and Syria to join ISIS.

Chadian strikes killed several dozen Boko Haram fighters in the Nigerian village of Djaboullam, said a senior Niger official.

CIA Director John Brennan contends the Islamic State group's momentum has been blunted in Iraq and Syria.

The attack on the Bardo National Museum that killed 25 was the deadliest terrorist offensive in the country since a 2002 suicide bombing.

The investigation was sparked by an online post by the militant group, which revealed personal information about U.S. military personnel.